Like in the "I mean anything is possible..." sort of way?

Or more like in a "I'm a paid shill and midterms are on the horizon!" kinda way?

Honestly, it kind of fucking breaks my heart. I usually love the climate and culture on Lemmy. But every time this shit comes up, there is an overwhelming outcry to try and downplay the role of sexism, to highlight outliers in the data while ignoring the obvious trends, and a fuck ton of lemmings do their best Tucker Carlson impression and "just ask questions" that coincidentally reinforce a misogynistic world view.

It's kinda funny, I get that they were being sarcastic, but I read this message as sincere for me. I do like my stimulants and my desk job.

Used to be a plumber, and nothing will make you appreciate working in a climate controlled room with a computer quite like having to get out a jackhammer to dig pipe trenches because the ground has frozen solid in the middle of winter.

Grass is always greener I guess.

"VirtualDesktopManager now tracks the current virtual desktop separately for each output. By default it switches the desktop on all outputs together, but there is now an option to enable switching desktops separately for each output."

Good news, you can do nothing and keep your workflow!

But also, I've been clamoring for this feature, because I do have just one screen that I want to swap between multiple desktops and going through the effort of setting up "show on all desktops" for every window I open on every other screen is a pain in the ass.

Isn't choice great?

Yeah, if we were into each other. How they present and their AGAB matching my own preferences would be a factor.

But at the end of the day, my "straightness" is just a convenient label. If someone gets voted in by the Tribunal (Heart, Mind, and Cock), all labels are ultimately superfluous.

It's not terribly surprising to find a lack of diversity in opinions here. The Fediverse, in general, is a fringe alternative to the big social media platforms. Using it is, in and of itself, an opinionated decision that we all more or less share.

When people use Reddit, TikTok, or similar platforms, they go there to find their subset of culture. That's the benefit of their scale. When you use Lemmy, the platform itself is your subset of culture.

It's very fair, and smart, to be skeptical of a one-sided consensus of opinions without adequate research. You will often see strawmen and a lack of understanding toward groups that disagree with the prevailing thoughts here. Never use only one source, and never trust a social media platform to give you the full picture.

However, you also want to beware of the False Balance and Golden Mean fallacies. Diversity of opinions has no direct correlation with truth. If a topic is worth forming an opinion on, it's worth doing real research on. Reading internet arguments will only reinforce bias.

Privacy is a fundamental right that protects autonomy, personal dignity, and the freedom to engage with society without fear of judgment or control. It acts as a crucial safeguard against authoritarianism. Without it, every choice we make can be monitored, recorded, and scrutinized by those in power. History shows that surveillance is often used not to protect people, but to label harmless behaviors as suspicious or deviant, creating pretexts for further erosion of rights.

But beyond its role in protecting civil liberties, privacy is essential for personal growth and mental well-being. We all need space to be ourselves, to practice new skills without perfection, explore interests that might seem uncool or immature, enjoy “guilty pleasure” media, or simply act silly, without worrying about how it will be perceived or used against us. These moments aren’t trivial. They’re where creativity, healing, and self-discovery happen. Privacy gives us room to evolve, to make mistakes, and to be human

I feel like they might be overestimating the amount of fucks a person that smokes in a public bathroom gives.

My mom would always say "being able to take good advice is like learning to ride a bike... you can't help but do it on your own time, when you're ready, not a moment sooner."

On one hand, I fully agree with you.

On the other, I find there to be a poetic irony to people just making shit up about him.

The subtle but important difference between "has 100% been astroturfed" and "has been 100% astroturfed".

80% of violent crime? Cute. Lesbians are busy cornering the space crime market (allegedly).